Seventy-one years after their service in the U.S. Army Air Forces, identical twin brothers and retired Air Force Reserve Majors Raymond “Glenn” Clanin and Russell “Lynn” Clanin are recipients of the French government’s highest distinction for their military service as World War II veterans, The Legion of Honor medal.
During an intimate awards ceremony held Dec. 2 with family and friends at the Gordon Conference Center in the Schriever Space Complex of the Space and Missile Systems Center, the brothers were honored by Maj. Gen. Robert D. McMurry, Jr., SMC vice commander and Christophe Lemoine, Consul General of France in Los Angeles.
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